An English lesson with Sex Education season 4 ep. 5, Otis vs O debates, B2-C2 vocabulary.
Now we are watching a debate between O and Otis. This event takes place before the students vote for the school's sex therapist. New vocabulary for this lesson is: "authority", "withdrawn", "closure", the idiom "forced my hand", and many other words. So, the first new word is "authority". It means the moral or legal right or ability to control.
New words and phrases
“stuff” here means things that someone says or does, when you are referring to them in a general way without saying exactly what they are.
“argue” means to say to someone that you disagree with them, and to give the reasons for your opinion.
“pretty” here means quite, but not extremely.
“ridiculous” means stupid or unreasonable and deserving to be laughed at.
“inappropriate” means unsuitable, esp. for the particular time, place, or situation.
“move on” is a phrasal verb that means to start a new activity or job, especially after you have spent a long time doing a previous activity or job.
“debate” means a serious discussion of a subject in which many people take part.
“ghosted” means to be suddenly and unexpectedly ignored or stopped communicating with by someone, especially a romantic partner or friend.
“string along” is a phrasal verb that means to deceive someone for a long time about what you are really intending to do.
“toss aside” is a phrasal verb that means to throw away or get rid of something.
“ignore” means to intentionally not listen or give attention to.
“stamped on my heart” is a figurative expression that means something is deeply and permanently embedded in one’s memory or emotions.
“check on” is a phrasal verb that means to look at someone or something in order to make sure that they are safe, correct, etc.
“counsel” means to give advice, especially on social or personal problems.
“care” means the process of protecting someone or something and providing what that person or thing needs.
“call out” is a phrasal verb used here in informal sence, and means to criticize someone or ask them to explain their actions.
“withdrawn” means shy and quiet and preferring to be alone rather than with other people.
“condone” means to accept or allow behavior that is wrong.
“closure” means the act of ending something.
The phrase “in a vacuum” used here in a figurative sence, and means kept separate from other people and activities.
“force someone’s hand” is an idiom that means to make someone do something they do not want to do, or act sooner than they had intended.
“asexual” means a person who does not experience sexual attraction.
“intimate” means having, or being likely to cause, a very close friendship or personal or sexual relationship.
“overwhelm” means to be too much to deal with, or, also, to cause someone to feel sudden strong emotion.
“articulate” means able to express thoughts and feelings easily and clearly.
“cowardly” means that someone is not at all brave and is too eager to avoid danger, difficulty, or pain.
“regret” means a feeling of sadness about something sad or wrong or about a mistake that you have made.
“unlike” means different from something else.
“criticism” means the act of saying that something or someone is bad.
“valid” means based on truth or reason; able to be accepted.
“work on something” is a phrasal verb that means to spend time repairing or improving something.
“identity” means the feeling that you are a particular type of person, that make a person different from others.